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The Blind Leading the Blind into the Technological Future

Yesterday, the White House honored 14 people who’ve served as pioneers in advancing technologies for people with disabilities.  Among them: Rafael San Miguel, a deaf scientist whose career began with NASA’s space shuttle program and Dimitri Kanevsky, a Russian-born deaf scientist with more than 150 U.S. patents to his name, including an “artificial passenger” that keeps […]

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